Timer-lubricating device



Jan. 8, 1924. 1,479,85

L. F. JACKSON TIMER' LUBEICATING DEVICE Filed Dec. 6, 1922 Patented Jan. 8, 1924.

UNITED STATES LOUIS FOSTER J'ElCKSiZ'FN, 1)]? STlhRKVILLll, MISSISSIPPI.

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Application flied Ilsember 3, 3922. Serial No. 605,291.

To all whom. may concern:

known that I, LOUIS Fosrnn JAQK son. citizen of the United States, residing fiterkville, in the county of @lrti'obeha a .jtatc cl: lilississippi, have invents l ceruseful Impro ements in .rnich the new and. men ubricating Devices, 03': m owing is a specification.

invention relates to means for lubri eating the timer oi a Ford automobile, by passing air laden with atomiaed or vaporized 01. from the crank case into the timer shell.

An important object of the invention is to provide a device of the above mentioned character, which will supply the atomized oil to the interior of the shell of: the timer, whereby it may be supplied to the roller,- stationary contacts. and portions of theshell engaged by the roller, thereby maintaining these pa ts properly lubricated and prevent the wear which frequently occurs, when oiling of the timer is neglected.

A further obieet of the invention is to provide a device of the above mentioned character which may be manufactured as an attachment to be applied to the timer shell oi the Ford automobile or any use, or be made as a part of the timer shell.

Other objects and advan s of the invention will'be apparent during the course of the following description.

In the accompanying drawings, form ng a part of this specihcatlon and in which like numerals are employed to designate like s throughout the same, a side elevation of the device dying my invention, jigure 2 is rspective view of the device and timer siell removed, and,

e is a detail section throughthe c the drawings, wherein for the purpose of illustration is shown a preferred embodiment of my invention, the numeral 5 designotes the timer shell of the Ford timer, as used upon the ordinary Ford automobile. This timer shell is detachably held in place 'n the usual manner. The tuner shell carrise contact se ments 6, electrically connected with tie binding posts 7, which lead to the spark plugs, as is well known. The oircuit is made at each contact segment by the usual roller, traveling within theitimer shell, as is well known.

It is well known to those who operate Ford automobiles, that unless oil, preferably a light oil, is constantly supplied to the interior of the timer shell, that the opcrating par s of the timer shell quickly deteriorate or become destroyed. There is an opening formed in the timer shell through which oil may be readily passed. This oil serves to lubricate the contact roller and the contact segments, the circuit being closed as c the roller is passing over the segments.

In accordance with my invention, I provide means whereby the air within the crank case, which is laden with atomized. or vaporized oil is caused to pass to or circulate within the timer shell, thus supplying a constant lubrication, in a highly efilcient mannor, to the operating arts of the timer, including the roller an contact segments.

In accordance with my invention I provide a con ling element 8, preferably in the form 0. a tubular cone, provided at its open end with a cylindrical flange 9, to fit snugly over the flange 10, formed upon the usual tubular neck 11, which leads into the crank case of the Ford automobile. This is the usual tubular neck through which oil is passed into the crank case of the engine. The flange 9 preferably forms a substantially air tight connection with the flange 10. Connected with the tubular coupling 8 is a flexible tube 12, of any well known or pre ferred construction, and this tube has one end thereof passed through the usual oil supply opening 13, formed in the timer shell 5. It is referable that the tube 12 have an air tignt fit within the opening 13.

Viith the -carts arranged as shown in Figure 1, it will be seen that as the air is circulating. in the crank case of the engine, due to" the breathing action of the pistons, such air laden with the atomized or vaporized oil, is forced through. the tube 12 and into the shell 5. There is a constant circulation of this air laden with the atomized oil from the crank case to the timer shell- 5. The air in the timer shell 5 is therefore saturated or laden with the atomized oil, and this oil is therefore brought into contact with the roller and contact segments and other operating parts of the timer. It has been found that this is a very satisfactory manner of lubricating these parts, as it renders it certain that they are constantly retained suitably lubricated, but exmink mmmte. upon A Filth.

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